19/Jun 2008 | Canada's opposition pushes carbon tax plan | Canada 's official Opposition Liberal Party has taken the bold political gamble of proposing a raft of new . OTTAWA _ Stephane Dion rolled the dice Thursday on his future as Liberal leader, unveiling... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Tempe council approves tax rate, sets bond vote | Tempe and its high schools soon will be asking residents for money - residents who aren't going to see any relief in their property taxes beforehand. Tempe proposes tax cut to entice voters to OK scho... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Tri-Rail urged to hike fares | WEST PALM BEACH Now that Tri-Rail has the money to continue operations for another year, it needs to immediately consider a fare increase. That was the message the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning O... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Ohio Looking to Be Big Swing-State Pickup for Obama | In each of the last two contests, it's provided it's 20 plus electoral votes to George W. But this time around, things are looking bright for the Barack Obama's campaign in the Buckeye State, where t... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | EU gives Ireland more time to digest treaty | European Union leaders agreed at a summit to give Ireland time to digest a "No" vote to the EU's reform treaty after Prime Minister Brian Cowen said it was too soon to suggest a way out. French Presid... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | IRS Seeks Retirees, Vets For Benefits | In Friday's consumer and money headlines, the IRS is looking for thousands of retirees and veterans to give them their benefits. IRS Seeking Thousands For Benefits The Internal Revenue Service is on t... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Perry faults Obama on energy | Postcards: Dewhurst makes appointments to cancer panel | Comments (1) . City Beat: City, fire union off to rocky start in contract talks. Why would anyone want to burn Rick Perry's house? Did he actua... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | ArcSight F4Q08 (Qtr End 4/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript | Hedge Fund Jobs. Shaw - Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer Thomas Reilly - President, Chief Operating Officer Stewart Grierson - Chief Financial Officer Analysts Robert Breza - RBC Capital... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | EU leaders split on how to tackle soaring oil prices | EU leaders split on how to tackle soaring oil prices Bush visits Iowa, billions in flood aid available Industry Pioneer Duane DuCharme Joins Ryan's Board of Directors Chavez may stop oil to Europe ove... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | No tax hikes in Clayton budget | Clayton Clayton's budget plan has no tax hikes, cuts in services One commissioner questions chief's projection of increased revenues By MEGAN MATTEUCCI . Clayton County officials say they have bucked... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Industry Pioneer Duane DuCharme Joins Ryan's Board of Directors | DALLAS, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan, the leading tax services firm in North America, with the largest transaction tax practice in the United States and Canada, today announced that Duane DuCharme has... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | B.C. still undecided as provincial carbon tax looms | Clean Air Policy. VANCOUVER -- British Columbians have had four months to prepare themselves for a new carbon tax on gasoline and other fossil fuels, the first in Canada that targets individual consum... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Midwest Flood Victims | Small Mo. Towns Fight to Contain River 06/20 07:15 FOLEY, Mo. (AP) -- For the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a ''100-yea... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Dion stakes his future on shifting the left to carbon tax | OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the idea crazy, and the reaction of big business was mixed, but the votes that matter for St phane Dion and his new Green Plan exist on the other end of t... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Sending in 2007 tax return still will get you a rebate check | Even though the April 15 deadline for filing federal taxes is long passed, the IRS on Thursday said more than 75,000 South Floridians could send in their returns for 2007 and qualify for an economic s... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Gov. Kaine pitches $1 billion tax plan for road construction | Gov. Kaine announces his transportation initiative for the upcoming special session on transportation at the Capitol in Richmond on Thursday. (Steve Helber | The Associated Press) Legislative special ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Uh oh, Stan. Looks like the Obamissiah has taken over | Looks like the Obamissiah has taken over $32K from Exxon Mobile s PAC ! And plenty of others. William Teach: Is there anything more fun on the Interwebz than progressive.... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Money is power is right | I'd like to clarify that I'm gay, but I most likely won't be voting Republican next year. Instead I'd like to understand and question the thoughts of those that do. I actually agree with most Republic... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Dion unveils "green shift," critics weigh in | June 19 | - St phane Dion today released the full details of his "green shift" -- the carbon pricing plan widely expected to be the centerpiece of the Liberal Party's election platform. The "green shi... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Continents: S. America | SANTIAGO, June 28 (Reuters) - An earthquake hit the Chilean capital Santiago on Thursday, rocking buildings and rattling windows. 03:03 PM in * Emergency Alerts , Announcements/Breaking News/Calendar ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Consumer Corner | Skip to page content | Tiscali Quicklinks . Please visit our Accessibility Page for a list of the Access Keys you can use to find your way around the site, skip directly to the main navigation , to th... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Newspaper: Owensboro hotel sold | A western Kentucky newspaper says Owensboro's largest hotel has apparently been sold to a development group. '); The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports the group, TAI Development, apparently signed ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | City unveils $1.66 billion bond issue | The pitch for a $1.66 billion Columbus bond issue will be tailored carefully this fall to voters struggling with their own finances. The most expensive ballot question in city history was unveiled tod... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | HumbleWalk | I love summer. I recall that many summers, my younger brother and I would visit our great aunts, Maggie Lee and Mabel in Texarkana, Arkansas. They had an old house on a tired side of town, but I alway... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Kryxtal | It starts with a story about 100 push ups. Click the "Continue this thread -->" to see the rest. Note that McCain wants to continue fighting Bush's war, while at the same time cutting taxes across all... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Kevin Libin: Western Canada in the crosshairs of Liberal 'Green Shift' | ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | What's Your Salary? | In America, tax information is kept private by law. In Sweden, "you can see what your brother-in-law made, your neighbor made," says one Justice Ministry official. Like its Scandinavian counterparts N... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Transport America | 03 cpm monthly bonus * Home Weekly in Major Freight Lanes *Guarantee Get Home Certificates *$450.00 Orientation Pay *$1500 Referral Bonus *Vacation Pay *401k - Insurance Cost Includes: Blue Cross/Blue... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Brussels plans onslaught on online retailing | 17:05:19 EDT 2008Moves to break down national borders in internet retailing so that customers can take advantage of prices offered by companies in different countries are to be championed by the EU's ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Dion unveils carbon tax plan | Liberal Leader Stephane Dion proposed a $15.4-billion-a-year tax shift, Thursday, that would hike the cost of burning fossil fuels while lowering income taxes. Dion unveiled the sweeping plan at a par... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Thousands of Delawareans yet to file for federal stimulus checks | Tens of thousands of eligible Delawareans -- including nearly a third of retirees and disabled veterans -- have yet to file for federal stimulus checks, federal officials said Thursday. And while no ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Associated Press: drilling for more oil wouldn't e | In keeping with the theme of the previous post, the AP claims that the GOP's desire to drill for more oil and the Democrats' plan to levy a windfall profits tax in oil companies wouldn't do much assua... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | The polls giveth | Just a day after a Quinnipiac University poll showed Barack Obama slightly ahead in Florida, a new Rasmussen Reports poll says John McCain actually holds a significant 6 percentage point lead. And eve... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Joe Desperado | UPDATE: Kraske has McCain's reaction below . Barack Obama announced today he would not participate in the public financing system for presidential campaigns . He argued that the system had collapsed, ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | China Takes a Big Step Toward Reducing Oil Prices by, uh, Raising Gas Prices | Chinese government today announced a significant step toward tempering global demand for oil. It's raising the price of gasoline and diesel fuel. Reports the WSJ : The new hikes, which take effect Fri... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | The Authenticity Contest | This must-read AP story boldly captures what has been going on in the last few weeks of this campaign, as two self-described "reformer" candidates struggle in a "change" election by acting more and mo... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Unesco will be asked to delay listing of old temple | The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs will petition Unesco's World Heritage Committee to postpone the registration of Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site. Photo Release: Flagship Store of L... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Citigroup (C) Warning: Banks In Trouble Into 2009 | .html Citigroup (C) came clean about what everyone with any sense already expected. According to The Wall Street Journal, the "bank will see a fresh round of write-downs from failing mortgage investme... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Republicans counter Obama's visit | It may have been a day for Sen. Barack Obama to get a moment in the Michigan sunshine, but Republicans didn't let the two-day Democratic presidential blitz go unanswered. slammed Obama for policies th... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | President Closes Contractor Loophole | Appropriations / Spending Budget Process Federal Tax Policy Estate Tax Government Performance Income/Wealth Inequality Long Range Initiative Archives Charts Economic Indicators . President Closes Cont... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Indian entrepreneur wins green energy award in London | Obama team weighs Nunn, Edwards as running mates Fire hits Palace Hotel, forces 260 guests to evacuate after midnight+ Low approval rate for vets' chemical tests claims AP NewsAlert Family friend: Jam... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Farmington Hills will be McCain central for entire Midwest region | The campaign is scheduled to open its regional headquarters, which will cover Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan, on Monday, moving in half a dozen employees and many more volunteers to wage political ba... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Thomasville man charged with tax embezzlement | RALEIGH - A Thomasville businessman was arrested Wednesday afternoon on felony tax charges filed by the NC Department of Revenue. was charged with one count each of embezzlement of state, Guilford Cou... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Iowa Sandbagging Continues; Bush Visit Flood-Ravaged Region | OAKVILLE, Iowa (AP) -- Frantic sandbagging efforts continued Thursday in the tiny towns along the Mississippi River, as floodwaters continue to roll south. Forecasters were predicting near-record cres... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Legislation Needed Now to Allow More Drilling | Skyrocketing gas prices seem to be dominating news headlines alongside discussions about the propriety of increasing oil and natural gas exploration efforts in the United States. Raised in the oil pat... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | 10 W.Va. counties eligible for federal disaster | President Bush has approved federal disaster assistance for 10 West Virginia counties hit by severe weather earlier this month. '); State Homeland Security Director Jimmy Gianato said Thursday that as... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Report: Milwaukee Brewers Fielder Owes More Than $400,000 In Back Taxes | MILWAUKEE -- A published report said that Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder owes more than $400,000 in unpaid taxes. Fielder declined comment on the report through a team spokesman on Wed... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Perry: Obama's tax policy would `devastate' economy | AUSTIN Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's policies on energy and taxes would devastate the U. Perry, chairman of the Republican Governors Association... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | EU Leaders Clash on Responses to Soaring Oil Prices | European Union (EU) leaders clashed on how to tackle soaring oil prices at their first day of a summit which kicked off Thursday. While France and Austria pressed for a cut in value added tax ( VAT) o... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Six million could fall into fuel poverty trap | Soaring energy prices could leave more than six million households struggling to pay their fuel bills by Christmas - the so-called fuel poverty trap - leaving in tatters government promises to eradica... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | New Poll: McCain, Obama Are Close In Georgia | A brand new poll shows presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are neck and neck in Georgia. The InsiderAdvantage poll has Senator McCain at 44 percent and Senator Obama at 43 percent. Fo... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Austin Energy sets another usage record | Animal Shelter. Assistant police chief abruptly retires; Acevedo names replacement. By Sarah Coppola | Thursday, June 19, 2008, 03:38 PM A group of Northeast residents will meet tonight to air their ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | House, Senate Strike Deal on Eavesdropping | Four large Western oil companies are close to securing no-bid oil contracts in Iraq. If the deals are confirmed, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP would return to operations in Iraq for the first time ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Put Vallejo Out of Business for Good | Civil Liberties (10). Gas prices keep rising, so one city in Georgia figures it'll just keep piling on. Drivers in Holly Springs are now being forced to pay a " fuel surcharge " on their speeding tic... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Analysis: Obama chose winning over | The Democrat once made a conditional agreement to accept taxpayer money from the public financing system, and accompanying spending limits, if his Republican opponent did, too. The chance to financial... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Economy limping along, leading indicators show | NEW YORK The economy, hobbled by higher fuel and food prices, tighter credit and a depressed housing market, is limping along at a snail's pace, a private business group said Thursday. Separately, t... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | IRS says 227,000 Ohioans missing out on rebate | 2:34 PMCLEVELAND The Internal Revenue Service says thousands of Ohio retirees and disabled veterans are missing out on a tax rebate because they haven't filed a return. '); The IRS is trying to reach... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Hey, we're gonna have to blame someone, right? (h/t Matthew Yglesias) | At least historically it doesn't. Oil is a finite product in a world of increasing demand. Sadly, it doesn't seem to make a difference to the price of gas at the pump. As great as it would be to get s... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Leading Indicators Up, Weakness Remains | Europeans Go Back To Work . Detroit: Is Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Bad for Business?. Campaign Diplomacy: Why America May Take A Harder Line Against Russia . A private business group says its index of le... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | ReBoortz | Neal Boortz, 'The Talkmaster,' has been a radio Talk Show Host in Atlanta, Georgia since 1969, on News Talk 750 WSB since 1993. Now in syndication, Neal has about 4 million listeners nationwide. Neal ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Hilzoy s fine post | As publius noted, the Supreme Court has ruled in Boumedienne et al v. As befits someone with no legal training, I have stuck to the straightforward issues, leaving complexities to others (cough, publi... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Pacific Business News | General Manager Terry Dowsett shows off the projection TV that Hotel Renew features in its premium rooms. The boutique hotel is gaining popularity in the shadow of its larger Waikiki neighbors.4% The ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | As IRS moves to close "loophole," ESDC fights for | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a loophole the agency moved quickly to eliminate. Donald Korb s testimony came at a 3/29/07 oversight hearing of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House Comm... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Oily politics | Virtual Exporting Summit PROFIT 100 entry deadline! Exporting. Insurance Couch Potato Portfolio Closed mortgage rates Rates: RRIF. As oil prices surge, many Canadians are wondering if they will be ab... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Keeping Records of Forest Management Activities | Schools & Roads Subsidy From Federal Forestland Voted Down by U. Back when National Forests grew and harvested timber, a portion of the sale income ("hundreds of millions of dollars") was given to loc... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Rebates wrong and in excess | Former Bankrate assistant managing editor and certified tax geek Kay Bell shares her unadulterated opinions in her blog on tax news and advice. EDTGeorge Carlin's good tax advice The world lost a trul... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | I m thankful to have a good brewer as a | It s almost too good to be true. Restaurants produce a large amount of waste vegetable oils. Currently they have to sell this grease to oil-recycling companies and are charged a pick-up fee for the se... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | J Street | The capitol is a place with its own distinctive folkways, characteristics and worldviews. Two days in a row! After giving some kudos yesterday , (tip of hat!), today, more in sorrow than in anger, we... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | A Textbook Case - Students Learn Right-Wing Talking Points | Exclusive. , owner of the most popular Internet search engine, may have some unlikely allies in defending its proposed partnership with Yahoo! Inc. : the very advertisers that critics say may be hurt ... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | The Political Gabfest Blog | The Flip-Flop Gabfest Listen to Slate 's review of the week in politics. Sex and the Gabfest Listen to Slate 's review of the week in politics. The Super-Hot Girlfriend Gabfest Listen to Slate 's week... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Obama's Walkback | 2008, at 5:53 PM ET Uckers-say: From the A.: Republican presidential John McCain assured Hispanic leaders he would push through Congress legislation to overhaul federal immigration laws if elected, se... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Carbon taxes: Cash grab or green saviour | A coal-fired power plant in Chicago spews gases from a smoke stack in December 2006. (David Klobucar/Associated Press) In places like Sweden and Finland, it's old news and part of everyday life. In N... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | A supplemental deal, oil price politics and advice for dealing with "Mrs. Y." | It s Friday, and you re inside The Huddle, where Republicans are trying to figure out what to do with Scott McClellan, some Democrats are grumbling about the deals being struck, and the knives have co... Read » |
19/Jun 2008 | Now we know | Fagan Flap Posted by Holly Robichaud at 11:58 am There are some lessons to be learned from the controversy over Rep. Fagan s comments regarding destroying child rape victims on the witness stand. Les... Read » |